DHC8247

Deccan Herald Crossword

Crossword Challenge 8247 March 15 2010     Grid: 13A21D23-0105-A 01 S 02 C   O 03 T 04 S     05 S     06 A 07 U   N 08 T   S       O     09 W   E   S   T   E   R   N       I     10 C   U   B   I   T       A     11 C   I   N   C   H       S       T     12 T   I   G   H   T       K     13 D   I 14 S   C   E   R   N       E     15 S   E 16 A 17 I   N   C   H       I     18 B   R   E   A   T   H   V       O     19 S   P   U   R   S               E 20 A 21 C   O   R   N   S       O     22 C   U 23 B   A 24 N   A   P       A     25 S   W   A   R   M   E   D       S     26 S   P   O   O   N       E       T     27 S   T   O   O   P       O     28 E   A   R   T   H       O     29 H   E   A   T   E   R   S       E     30 P   R   I   O   R       Y     31 R   E   T   R   Y

Cryptic Clues

Across 01 Race across the border (5) 06 A nut's cracked for the ladies (5) 09 We back a movie (7) 10 A youngster takes it no great distance (5) 11 See a measure as a certianity (5) 12 Very close to inebriated (5) 13 Make out diners are upset about the cold (7) 15 A large container of salt (3) 17 Not far from Winchester (4) 18 Do you take one, airily, when about to get in the bath? (6) 19 Urges on, as a team (5) 20 They're of growing potential in tmiber production (6) 22 Scuba diver's land (4) 24 Game to make a pile at? (3) 25 Gathered in numbers and went climbing (7) 26 The wooden one is not prized (5) 27 Deign to start singing too softly (5) 28 Soil in a foxhole (5) 29 They can warm the ears, somehow (7) 30 A good man, earlier (5) 31 Terry arranges to have another go (5) Down 02 Relative getting money out of Uncle Sam (6) 03 Taunt a companion, the jerk 04 Ancient god of radio? (3) 05 One with ants swarming around is not a pretty sight (5) 06 Were they bent on making military history? (7) 07 One or many (4) 08 A marked card (6) 12 Dopey excursions? (5) 13 Many a Russian can sleep on one (5) 14 Pick up a good story (5) 15 Southern lily found in old Salisbury (5) 16 In front of a senior teacher (5) 18 Tawny as an owl (5) 19 Fish photographer? (7) 21 Heavenly twin actors, possibly (6) 22 A line that will get you credit with no difficulty (6) 23 The superior punter? (6) 25 Ducks into a swine of a place with a puppet! (5) 26 Thus gets a house somewhere in London (4) 28 Wrong thing to do with the 'Old Mother Riley' part (3)

Solutions

Across # Solution Annotation Type Explanation 01         06 AUNTS   Anagram ladies=AUNTS=anagram of [a nut's]. cracked = anagram indicator 09 WESTERN [WE][STERN] Cryptic We+back=[WE]+[STERN]=WESTERN=movie 10 CUBIT [CUB][IT] Cryptic Youngster takes it=CUB+IT=CUBIT=no great distance 11 CINCH [C][INCH] Cryptic See a measure=C+INCH=CINCH=a certainity 12 TIGHT   Double Definition Very close=TIGHT=inebriated 13 DISCERN [DIS[C]ERN]  Cryptic + Anagram cold=C; diners are upset=anagram of diners=DISERN; diners are upset about the cold = [DIS[C]ERN]=Make out 15 SEA   Cryptic definition Sea contains salt 17 INCH w[INCH]ester Hidden from Winchester=w[INCH]ester=not far 18 BREATH [B[RE]ATH] Cryptic about=RE; 'about' to get in the 'bath'=[B[RE]ATH]=one you take airily 19 SPURS   Double Definition urges=SPURS=basketball or football team  20 ACORNS [ACORNS]   Not sure. 22 [CUBA] s[CUBA] Hidden Land=country. 24 NAP     Not sure why the "?" 25 SWARMED   Double definition gathered in numbers=SWARMED=went climbing 26 SPOON   Cryptic   27 STOOP [S][TOO][P] Cryptic start singing="S"; too=TOO; softly=P; deign=STOOP 28 EARTH     Not sure 29 HEATERS   Anagram the ears, somehow=anagram of 'the ears' = HEATERS = they can warm 30 PRIOR   Double Definition a good man=PRIOR=earlier 31 RETRY   Anagram Terry arranges=anagram of Terry = RETRY = have another go Down # Solution Annotation Type Explanation 02 COUSIN [CO[US]IN] Cryptic money=COIN; Uncle Sam=US; money out of Uncle Sam = [CO[US]IN]=COUSIN=relative 03 TWITCH [TWIT][CH] Cryptic taunt=TWIT; companion=CH; [TWIT]+[CH] = TWITCH = jerk 04 SET   Double Definition ancient god=SET=radio 05 STAIN [STA[I]N]  Cryptic ants swarming=anagram of ants=[STAN]; one=I; one with ants swarming = [STA[I]N]= STAIN = not a pretty sight 06 ARCHERS   Cryptic Not sure. Perhaps refers to Royal Company of Archers 07 UNIT Double definition one=unit=many 08 TICKET       12 TRIPS   Cryptic definition dopey excursions=TRIPS (slang) 13 DIVAN [D][IVAN] Cryptic many=D (roman 500); russian = IVAN; D+IVAN = DIVAN = can sleep on one (sofa) 14 SCOOP   Double Definition pick up = SCOOP = a good story 15         16 AHEAD [A][HEAD] Cryptic a senior teacher=A+HEAD=AHEAD=in front 18 BROWN   Cryptic definition Tawny Owl=BROWN owl 19 SNAPPER   Double definition fish=SNAPPER=photographer (slang) 21 CASTOR   Anagram actors, possibly = anagram of actors = CASTOR = heavenly twin 22 CREASE [CR][EASE] Cryptic credit=[CR]; with no difficulty=EASE; a line = CREASE; 23 BETTER   Double definition superior=BETTER=punter I assume the "?" indicates that bettor is to be read as better 25 SOOTY [S[OO]TY] Cryptic ducks = OO; swine of a place=STY; ducks into a swine of a place = [S[OO]TY] = SOOTY = puppet 26 SOHO [SO][HO] Cryptic thus=SO; house=HO; thus gets a house = SH+HO = SOHO = somewhere in London 28 ERR moth[ER R]iley Hidden moth[er r]iley part = [ERR] = wrong thing to do